Overview on the applications of random wave conceptin coastal engineering

摘要

When "coastal engineering" was recognized as a new discipline in 1950, thesignificant wave concept was the basic tool in dealing with wave actions on beach and structures.Description of sea waves as the random process with spectral and statistical analysis wasgradually introduced in various engineering problems in coastal engineering through the 1970sand 1980s. Nowadays the random wave concept plays the central role in engineering manuals formaritime structure designs. The present paper overviews the historical development of randomwave concept and its applications in coastal engineering.